Sporting Braga defeats Qarabağ 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

BAKU. Sporting Braga topped Qarabağ.

By
Luke Meyer
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Sporting Braga defeats Qarabağ 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

BAKU. Sporting Braga overcame Qarabağ. Sporting Braga took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu stadium in Baku on Thursday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Georgi Kabakov who had the assistance of Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov. The 4th official was Nikola Popov. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.57 degrees Celsius or 38.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Qarabağ

2 - 3

Team 1

Sporting Braga

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 11 Total 24
  • 6 On Target 10
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 99 Attack 149
  • 58 Dangerous attack 60
  • 116 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 8

Ball possession

Sporting Braga had a superior ball possession 57% while Qarabağ was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Braga was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match.​

Qarabağ shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 24 times, 10 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Qarabağ received 6 yellow cards (Qurban Qurbanov, Bahlul Mustafazada, Marko Vešović, Toral Bayramov, Júlio Romão and Elvin Cafarquliyev). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga received 5 yellow cards (Víctor Gómez , Álvaro Djaló, Simon Banza, Cher Ndour and Paulo Oliveira).

Match Timeline

Júlio Romão- Yellow
35'
46'
Álvaro Djaló- sub ->Pizzi
Elvin Cafarquliyev- Yellow
53'
54'
C. Ndour- sub ->Rodrigo Zalazar
55'
Víctor Gómez- Yellow
Elvin Cafarquliyev(yellowredcard)
57'
60'
63'
Bruma- sub ->Víctor Gómez 
68'
Vitor Carvalho- sub ->João Moutinho
68'
Rony Lopes- sub ->Cristián Borja
70'
Roger Fernandes(goal)Bruma
Hamidou Keyta- sub ->Juninho Vieira
74'
Matheus Silva- sub ->Leandro Andrade
75'
83'
Álvaro Djaló(goal)Bruma
79'
Abel Ruiz(VAR)
85'
86'
Paulo Oliveira- Yellow
Marko Vešović- Yellow
90'
90'
Serdar Saatçı - sub ->Paulo Oliveira
100'
Álvaro Djaló- Yellow
Matheus Silva(goal)
102'
Patrick Andrade- sub ->Júlio Romão
108'
Nariman Akhundzade- sub ->Marko Vešović
108'
110'
C. Ndour- Yellow
Bahlul Mustafazada- Yellow
111'
115'
Simon Banza(penalty)
Redon Xhixha- sub ->Abdellah Zoubir
116'
Nariman Akhundzade(goal)Bədavi Huseynov
120'
120'
Simon Banza- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
West Ham United
15
6
SC Freiburg
12
6
Olympiakos Piraeus
7
6
Bačka Topola
1
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Brighton & Hove Albion
13
6
Olympique Marseille
11
6
Ajax
5
6
AEK Athens
4
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Rangers
11
6
Sparta Praha
10
6
Real Betis
9
6
Aris Limassol
4
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Atalanta
14
6
Sporting CP
11
6
Sturm Graz
4
6
Raków Częstochowa
4
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
12
6
Toulouse
11
6
Union Saint-Gilloise
8
6
LASK Linz
3
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Villarreal
13
6
Rennes
12
6
Maccabi Haifa
5
6
Panathinaikos
4
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Slavia Praha
15
6
Roma
13
6
Servette
5
6
Sheriff
1
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
18
6
Qarabağ
10
6
Molde
7
6
Häcken
0
6

Next matches

Qarabağ – Formation

Qarabağ
G
Andrey Lunev 99.Russia
7.3
D
Marko Vešović 29.Montenegro
6.7
108' 90'
D
Bahlul Mustafazada 13.Azerbaijan
6.7
111'
D
Elvin Cafarquliyev 44.Azerbaijan
5.4
53'
D
Bədavi Huseynov 55.Azerbaijan
6.7
M
Júlio Romão 6.Brazil
6.6
108' 35'
M
Yassine Benzia 7.Algeria
7.3
60'
M
Marko Jankovic 8.Montenegro
8.2
M
Abdellah Zoubir 10.France
7.5
116'
M
Leandro Andrade 15.Cape Verde
6.7
75'
F
Juninho Vieira 18.Brazil
6.7
74'
Substitutes
G
Luka Gugeshashvili 23.Georgia
G
Amin Ramazanov 89.Azerbaijan
D
Maksim Medvedev 5.Azerbaijan
D
Tural Bayramov 27.Azerbaijan
6.0
60' 85'
D
Abbas Hüseynov 30.Azerbaijan
D
Kevin Medina 81.Colombia
D
Matheus Silva 2.Brazil
7.7
75' Goals102'
M
Aleksey Isayev 24.Azerbaijan
M
Patrick Andrade 66.Cape Verde
6.4
108'
F
Hamidou Keyta 17.France
6.8
74'
F
Redon Xhixha 19.Albania
6.4
116'
F
Nariman Akhundzade 90.Azerbaijan
7.9
108' Goals120'

Qarabağ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Qurban Qurbanov decided to play with the following team: Andrey Lunev (7.3), Marko Vešović (6.7), Bahlul Mustafazada (6.7), Bədavi Huseynov (6.7), Elvin Cafarquliyev (5.4), Júlio Romão (6.6), Marko Jankovic (8.2), Leandro Andrade (6.7), Yassine Benzia (7.3), Abdellah Zoubir (7.5) and Juninho Vieira (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Maksim Medvedev, Hamidou Keyta (6.8), Redon Xhixha (6.4), Luka Gugeshashvili, Aleksey Isayev, Toral Bayramov (6.0), Abbas Hüseynov, Patrick Andrade (6.4), Kevin Medina, Amin Ramazanov, Nariman Akhundzade (7.9) and Matheus Silva (7.7).

Substitutions

Qarabağ made 6 changes: Yassine Benzia for Tural Bayramov (60′), Juninho Vieira for Hamidou Keyta (74′), Leandro Andrade for Matheus Silva (75′), Marko Vešović for Nariman Akhundzade (108′), Júlio Romão for Patrick Andrade (108′) and Abdellah Zoubir for Redon Xhixha (116′).

Player of the match: Marko Jankovic​

The player that probably impressed the most for Qarabağ was Marko Jankovic.

His rating is 8.2 with 48 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 17 duels out of 22. He performed 4 crosses.

Sporting Braga – Formation

Sporting Braga
G
Matheus 1.Brazil
7.3
D
Víctor Gómez 2.Spain
7.0
63' 55'
D
Paulo Oliveira 15.Portugal
7.3
90' 86'
D
Sikou Niakaté 4.Mali
7.5
D
Joe Mendes 17.Portugal
D
Cristián Borja 26.Colombia
7.3
68'
M
Abel Ruiz 9.Spain
6.3
M
Roger Fernandes 11.Portugal
8.5
Goals70'
M
Rodrigo Zalazar 16.Uruguay
6.6
54'
M
Pizzi 22.Portugal
7.0
46'
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
6.7
68'
F
Simon Banza 23.France
8.1
120' Goals115'
Substitutes
G
Tiago Sá 12.Portugal
G
L. Horníček 91.Czech Republic
D
Serdar Saatçı  5.Turkey
6.4
90'
D
J. Mendes 17.Sweden
D
José Fonte 6.Portugal
M
C. Ndour 10.Italy
6.8
54' 110'
M
Vitor Carvalho 18.Brazil
6.8
68'
M
D. Soumaré 90.
F
Bruma 7.Portugal
7.5
63'
F
Álvaro Djaló 14.Spain
8.5
46' 100' Goals83'
F
Rony Lopes 20.Portugal
7.3
68'

Sporting Braga started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Joe Mendes, Matheus (7.3), Víctor Gómez  (7.0), Paulo Oliveira (7.3), Sikou Niakaté  (7.5), Cristián Borja (7.3), Roger (8.5), João Moutinho (6.7), Rodrigo Zalazar (6.6), Pizzi (7.0) and Simon Banza (8.1), Abel Ruiz (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: José Fonte, Serdar Saatçı (6.4), Bruma (7.5), Cher Ndour (6.8), Tiago Sá, Álvaro Djaló (8.5), Joe Mendes, Vitor Carvalho (6.8), Rony Lopes (7.3), Francisco Rodrigues, D. Soumaré and Lukas Hornicek.

Substitutions

Sporting Braga made 6 changes: Pizzi for Álvaro Djaló (46′), Rodrigo Zalazar for Cher Ndour (54′), João Moutinho for Vitor Carvalho (68′), Víctor Gómez  for Bruma (63′), Cristián Borja for Rony Lopes (68′) and Paulo Oliveira for Serdar Saatçı (90′).

Player of the match: Álvaro Djaló​

The most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Álvaro Djaló.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 38 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​